Aug. 27, Great Performances at the Met, La Fanciulla Del West:
Puccini’s Wild West opera, based on David Belasco’s play, made its
world premiere in 1910 at the Met. Now, on the occasion of its
centennial, all-American diva Deborah Voigt sings the title role
opposite Marcello Giordani in this revival of Giancarlo Del
Monaco’s 1991 production.

New book club to discuss Rodo’s ‘Ariel’ in
Spanish

Club de Lectores, a new readers’ group that reads books authored
in Spanish by writers from Latin America and Spain and discusses
them in Spanish, will host its next meeting on Sunday, Sept. 4. The
September book selection is “Ariel” by Jose Enrique Rodo.